Some things I liked some I did not.

disgusting, overrated, pointless

Simple and well acted, it has tension enough to knot the stomach.

Close shines in drama with strong language, adult themes.

Whenever the autumn comes in South Korea, I am reminded of the movie , The Late Autumn(Man-Choo). When I watched this movie for the first time, I only focused on the main actress's pure face. I think Tang-Wei is a great actress. I have never met an angel in my life, but I guess that a beautiful angel's face is very similar to hers. After a while, I watched this movie again, and I realized that Seattle is a very important aspect of this movie. Seattle is notorious for gloomy, foggy, and humid weather. On the contrary, we can know that the sunshine is very valuable even if we only enjoy it for a short time. To avoid spoilers, I cannot reveal too much thing here, but I am sure that if you watch this movie, you will fantasize about a trip to Washington State. I watched this movie again yesterday. It's my third time watching this movie. I found out that all the characters of this movie really want to love and be loved. And sometimes aggressive love can bring us disaster and unhappiness. Anyway, I decided yesterday that I would watch this movie every autumn with bitter coffee because Seattle is famous for coffee. It should be watched again and again...

If you are looking for one of those happy and feel-good movies, then this one is not for you. However, if you are up for a different experience, knowing it might not end well(who knows!), then you are in for a beautiful ride. Its a simple story. No complications there. Its just the chemistry between the lead guy and the girl is precious. It just goes on to prove that all you need are few dedicated minutes with a person to know if you like them. And sometimes, it helps not to look too far down in the future. Live today - for all you have. The movie is a treat if you want to watch a relaxing movie on a lazy Saturday night. I loved it!

Picture: Anna gets out of prison for 2 days after 7 years on falsely charged crime of killing her husband, because her mother passed away. She returned home to her brother asking for her signature to sell the house; she sees young nephews and nieces that she has never seen before. As family members argue with each other over logistics of the funeral, she walks to the backyard and attempts to make friend with a cat, who led her to see her lover - a man who grew up with her, left her, came back to ask her to divorce her husband, and later killed her husband and never left Anna in prison, with his new wife and a baby. He said, how are you doing, it's good to see you, you still look like a child, and squeezes her cheeks. The film then shows Anna shopping, buying and putting on a dress, earrings, make-up. Throughout the movie Tang Wei does not say much, except in a few outbursts where her emotions accumulates (she did this before in Lust, Caution). You think in this scene, she want something, just a little bit, for herself now. This is a movie where if you put in enough empathy, you might shift uncomfortably in your chair during a few scenes. I walked away thinking, how long will that one kiss, or the one promise, lasts for her in prison? With her understated and unspoken acting, Wei's character appears to be of almost limitless will - and I think she will wait in that cafe for forever. It's a superb script, with brilliant surprises that make emotional sense that superb script has. I think it asks: stripped of all the superficial necessities and orders that make our lives make sense, what happen to us? What would you do if you are Chinese American on a Portland to Seattle bus attending your mother's funeral and need to go back to prison in two days, with the persons you loved leaving you in prison, bumping into a handsome Korean gigolo, who might be the only person in the world that cares about you?

Two strangers met in a bus trip. Anna has been in jail for 7 years and is on a 3day bail to attend her mom's funeral. Hyunbin is at large and hiding from Police. Anna is a Chinese while Hyunbin is a Korean. In the movie, their only language to communicate is English. Hyunbin see in Anna's eyes knowing that she has numerous unresolved feeling to say but don't want anyone to hear. He encourages her to dub words for passersby and to talk with him in Chinese.In this movie, you can't see any dramatic story. Neither is there sexy love scenes nor violent. All these details are skipped. Instead, it is about how to live para hoy while failing to forget the past.